Wednesday, November 2, 2011

American English Pronunciation Podcast

Mandy Egle | 2008—2010 | mp3 + mp4 + Tapescript | 1.71 GB

In the American English Pronunciation Podcast, Mandy offers weekly lessons covering the most common and difficult English pronunciation issues for non-native English speakers and ESL students everywhere. Formal and informal pronunciation patterns are discussed. Learn about the pronunciations you are actually hearing in conversational English, not just perfect “dictionary pronunciation.” Content :01 The English th sounds02 The English t sound and d sound03 The English s sound and z sound04 The American English r sound05 The American English r sound and l sound06 The American English r-controlled vowels07 The English w sound and y sound08 The American English long vowel sounds09 The American English short vowel sounds10 The American English oo sound and u (as in put)11 The American English aw sound, oi sound and ow sound12 The American English common contractions13 The American English informal contractions14 Linking consonant sounds15 Linking vowel sounds16 Reduced pronouns he, him, her, them17 The English sh sound and zh sound18 The English f sound and v sound19 The English -ed ending pronunciation20 The Rythm Rule and Sentence Stress21 The Rythm Rule and Sentence Stress, continued22 Review all the sounds covered so far23 English p sound and b sound24 English ch sound and j sound25 English ng sound, beginning nasal sounds26 English m sound and n sound27 English g sound and k sound28 English h sound29 compare the short i and long e sounds30 2-syllable word stress and -tion -sion syllable stress31 -ic suffix word syllable stress32 -ize suffix word syllable stress33 -ate suffix word syllable stress and heteronyms34 consonant plus y suffix word syllable stress35 there, their, they’re – they’re all said the same!36 palpable, a word worth learning to say37 says and said – two words not said with a long a38 idea – a troublesome little 4-letter word39 quit, quite, and quiet40 been, not bean41 the silent b in the -mb spelling42 audio of video 1 review long and short vowels, long and short a43 about the words world and word44 letter x pronunciations45 audio of video 2 long e and short e46 th+r=difficult sound combination47 could, should, and would48 talk and walk and other -alk words49 audio of video 3 long i and short i50 the silent t in sten and stle51 audio of video 4 compare short e, long e and short i52 Linking from the -ed ending53 Phrasal verb sentence stress55 Introduction to intonation and high pitch words56 Extra-high pitch words for extra intensity57 Comparing extra-high and rising pitch words58 Pitch Boundaries, Rising and Falling59 Falling pitch boundaries on yes-no questions60 Are tag questions really questions61 The American t as a quick d sound62 audio of video 5 long o spelling and pronunciation63 When Americans don’t say the t sound64 audio of video 6 short o spelling and pronunciation65 The glottal stop in place of the t sound66 Syllabic n’s and nasal plosions67 audio of video 7 aw sound spelling and pronunciation68 Voiced and Unvoiced th sound review69 Numbers – Teens versus Tens70 audio of video 8 long u and oo sound spelling and pronunciation71 dropped syllables, syncope72 Substituting the n sound for the ng sound in the -ing ending73 Reducing the word ‘of’ to the schwa sound74 Are the words for and four pronounced the same75 The differences between can and can’t76 audio of video 9 Schwa, Part 177 Comparing the long e, short i, short e, and short u sounds78 Comparing the short a, short o, and aw sounds79 Comparing the long a, long i, and long e sounds80 audio of video 10 other u sound (u as in put)81 Comparing the long o and ow sound82 Thanksgiving holiday th sounds review83 audio of video 11 schwa+r spelling and pronunciation84 Words that begin with the wh- spelling85 Why is the word Christmas pronounced with a k sound86 audio of video 12 Using rhymes to learn pronunciation87 Two New Year’s announcements88 Why is tch easier to pronounce than ch89 audio of video 13 Introduction to long vowels89 introduction to long vowels.m1v90 The j sound, spelled j, dge, ge, and g(i)91 iPad-iPod, the world’s newest short a short o minimal pair92 audio of video 14 sh sound, pronunciation and beginning spelling patterns93 Do you accidentally make your l sound into a w sound94 t+y=ch, d+y=j95 audio of video 15 sh sound, part 296 The word women could have been wimmen